Daily Prayer - Seasons

Good Tuesday morning, my friends.
 
In the midst of this deep, cold, snowy winter that most of us are experiencing I figure it would be a good time to focus on the fact that God has created a world with amazingly varied seasons.  The same is true of our lives - we all go through seasons of winter in our health, relationships, finances, etc., but take heart - God is good - spring comes!
 
Grace and peace and warmth be yours in abundance,
Bruce
 

Great Creator, thank you for the seasons that unfold right outside my windows,
and display your beauty and creativity,
and remind me of your many blessings and provisions.
 
Thank you for the glistening Winters,
the shimmer of sun on snow and the crack of branches under ice,
for biting winds and welcoming fireplaces.
 
Thank you for the vibrancy of Spring,
the budding of trees and blooming of flowers,
the return of the birds and smell of the air.
 
Thank you for the pleasures of Summer,
the bright sunny days and perfect moonlit evenings,
the smells of mowed grass and air thick with rain.
 
Thank you for the colors of Fall,
the crisp air and crackling leaves,
the cooling days and Indian Summers.
 
Great Creator, thank you for the seasons of this earth,
and likewise for the seasons of my life,
that teach me one after the other
that you are good.
Amen.
 
(http://bobhostetler.blogspot.ca/2014/01/for-seasons.html)